The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down... Chambers' Edinburgh Journal - 第 198 頁1847完整檢視 - 關於此書
| will hutchinson f.a.s. - 1823 - 714 頁
...1676, it is said, " The manner of the carriages is by laying rails of timber from the conlliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel, and bulky...is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldrons of of coal», and it is an immense benefit to the coal merchant*."-}To the forgoing... | |
| Cesare Blasi - 1824 - 756 頁
...1676, thus describes the waggons and rail-ways. — ' The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlers fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
| Nicholas Wood - 1825 - 350 頁
...means of ascertaining. In 1676, they are thus described: "the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is art immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable,... | |
| Eneas Mackenzie - 1825 - 538 頁
...thus describes them: " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel : and bulky carts are made with four rowlers, fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
| John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 頁
...Guilford in 1676, thus describes the wagons and railways:—"The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an raised in the centre, and declining at both ends... | |
| Roger North - 1826 - 592 頁
...the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants. Another advantage of the coasters... | |
| Roger North - 1826 - 484 頁
...annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
| 1831 - 660 頁
...II. " The manner of the carriage," says the author of the Life of Lord Keeper North, " is by laying timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight...carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." To a late period in the last... | |
| Nicholas Wood - 1832 - 664 頁
...means of ascertaining. In 1676 they are thus described: " the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable,... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1832 - 834 頁
...find in the year 1676: they are thus described: — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery to the river, exactly...whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks have... | |
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